South African Rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes well known as AKA is dead.

The rapper was shot on Friday night at a drive-by shooting that took place outside the Wish Restaurant on Florida Road.

AKA was planning to celebrate his birthday at the YUGO nightclub in Stamford Hill that evening. He was due to release a new album, “Mass Country,” on Feb. 27.

Local reports have stated that the rapper and another man were shot at 10pm local time (8pm GMT) and that two cars drove past with passengers opening fire unleashing a hail of bullets.

"Paramedics assisted the men and unfortunately the first male had sustained multiple gun shot wounds and showed no signs of life and was declared deceased at the scene."

The second unidentified male victim later died, despite life-saving efforts.

In 2021, AKA's fiancé Anele Tembe fell to her death from her hotel room in an Cape Town hotel.

The rapper died aged 35.

May his soul rest in peace.